A second man from Albany, N.Y., aged 66, who received the donor’s other kidney also developed a parasitic infection, the ...

Two men in Massachusetts and New York, who are 61 and 66 years old, have been left riddled with parasitic worms after ...

Identifying the flesh-eating parasite, which actually isn't a worm, is key to keeping it out of the U.S. Recognizing a ...

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Swimmers Itch comes from tiny larvae, not duck mites, causing itchy rashes after swimming. These larvae emerge from waterfowl, and while uncomfortable, they usually clear up in about a week.

A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to ...

A shocking new study shows that 90% of freshwater fish in Southern California may be carrying parasites that can infect ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that artificial intelligence (AI) combined with portable digital microscopy improves the detection of intestinal worm infections, so-called ...

Two men developed life-threatening parasitic worm infections after receiving kidneys from the same donor, exposing rare but ...

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the deadliest form of human malaria, that could ...